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2025

Dimarchopoulou, D., J. Pineda, R. Ji, B. Worm, and Lotze H (2025). Historical versus recent trends in the tropicalization of fisheries catches along a latitudinal temperature gradient. MAR ECOL PROG SER 769:125- 145 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14932

2024

Pineda J, Tepolt CK, Starczak V, Alatalo P, Shapiro S (2024) Concentration and condition of American lobster postlarvae in convergences. FISH OCEANOGR 33: 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.1265  PDF

2023

Weinstock JB, Reyns N, Swiderski M, Flerchinger D, Pineda J (2023) Periodicity in Chthamalus fissus reproduction does not guarantee periodicity in settlement. MAR ECOL PROG SER 718:53-67. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14386

2021

Yamhure G.M., Reyns N., and Pineda J. 2021. High larval concentrations and onshore transport of barnacle cyprids associated with thermal stratification. FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE 8:1569. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.748389  PDF

2020

Pineda, J., Rouse, S., Starczak, V., Helfrich, K. and Wiley, D. (2020), Response of small sharks to nonlinear internal waves. Limnol Oceanogr, 65: 707-716. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11341. PDF

2019

Hagerty M, Reyns N, Pineda J, Govindarajan A (2019) Diversity and distribution of nearshore barnacle cyprids in Southern California through the 2015-16 El Niño PeerJ 7:e7186. PDF

2018

Hagerty ML, Reyns N, Pineda J (2018) Constrained nearshore larval distributions and thermal stratification. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 595:105-122. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12561. PDF

Pineda, J., Reyns, N. and Lentz, S.J. (2018), Reduced barnacle larval abundance and settlement in response to large‐scale oceanic disturbances: Temporal patterns, nearshore thermal stratification, and potential mechanisms. Limnol Oceanogr, 63: 2618-2629. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.10964. PDF

Pineda, J. and Reyns, N., Larval transport in the coastal zone: biological and physical processes. In. Evolutionary Ecology of Marine Invertebrate Larvae. Edited by Tyler J. Carrier, Adam M. Reitzel, and Andreas Heyland: Oxford University Press (2018). © Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198786962.003.0011. PDF

2016

Lentz SJ, JH Churchill, KA Davis, JT Farrar, J Pineda, V Starczak (2016). The characteristics and dynamics of wave-driven flow across a platform coral reef in the Red Sea. J. Geoph. Res. Oceans., 121:1360-1376.

Pineda et al. (2016), A crab swarm at an ecological hotspot: patchiness and population density from AUV observations at a coastal, tropical seamount. PeerJ 4:e1770; DOI 10.7717/peerj.1770. PDF

2015

Govindarajan et al. (2015), Phylogeographic structure and northward range expansion in the barnacleChthamalus fragilis.PeerJ 3:e926;DOI 10.7717/peerj.926. PDF

Annette F. Govindarajan, Jesús Pineda, Mike Purcell, John A. Breier, Species- and stage-specific barnacle larval distributions obtained from AUV sampling and genetic analysis in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, USA, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology,
Volume 472, 2015, Pages 158-165, ISSN 0022-0981, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2015.07.012. PDF

Mazzuco, A.C.A., Christofoletti, R.A., Pineda, J. et al. Temporal variation in intertidal community recruitment and its relationships to physical forcings, chlorophyll-a concentration and sea surface temperature. Mar Biol 162, 1705–1725 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-015-2689-6. PDF

Pineda, J., V. Starczak, J. C. B. da Silva,K. Helfrich, M. Thompson, and D. Wiley(2015), Whales and waves: Humpbackwhale foraging response and theshoaling of internal waves atStellwagen Bank,J. Geophys. Res.Oceans,120, doi:10.1002/2014JC010564. PDF

2013

Gyory, Joanna & Pineda, Jesús & Solow, Andrew. (2013). Turbidity triggers larval release by the intertidal barnacle Semibalanus balanoides. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 476. 141-151. 10.3354/meps10186. PDF

Pineda, Jesús, Starczak, Victoria, Tarrant, Ann, Blythe, Jonathan, Davis, Kristen, Farrar, Tom, Berumen, Michael, da Silva, José C. B., (2013), Two spatial scales in a bleaching event: Corals from the mildest and the most extreme thermal environments escape mortality, Limnology and Oceanography, 58, doi: 10.4319/lo.2013.58.5.1531. PDF

2011

Blythe J, Da Silva JCB, Pineda J (2011) Nearshore, seasonally persistent fronts in sea surface temperature on Red Sea tropical reefs. ICES J Mar Sci 68:1827-1832. PDF

Davis K, Lentz S, Pineda J, Farrar J, Starczak V, Churchill J (2011) Observations of the thermal environment on Red Sea platform reefs: a heat budget analysis. Coral Reefs 30:25-36. PDF

DiBacco C, Fuchs H, Pineda J, Helfrich K (2011) Swimming behavior and velocities of barnacle cyprids in a downwelling flume. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 433:131-148. PDF

Gyory J, Pineda J (2011) High-frequency observations of early-stage larval abundance: Do winter storms trigger synchronous larval release in Semibalanus balanoides? Marine Biology 158:1581–1589. PDF

Magalhaes JM, Araújo IB, Da Silva JCB, Grimshaw R, Davis K, Pineda J (2011) Atmospheric gravity waves in the Red Sea: a new hot-spot. Nonlin Proc Geophys 18:71-79. PDF

Starczak VR, Pérez-Brunius P, Levine HE, Gyory J, Pineda J (2011) The role of season and salinity in influencing barnacle distribution in two adjacent coastal mangrove lagoons. Bull Mar Sci 87:275-299. PDF

2010

JPineda J, Porri F, Starczak VR, Blythe J (2010) Causes of decoupling between larval supply and settlement and consequences for understanding recruitment and population connectivity. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 392:9-21, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2010.04.008. PDF

Tapia, F., DiBacco, C., Jarrett, J.N., Pineda, J. (2010). Vertical distribution of barnacle larvae at a fixed nearshore station in southern California : stage-specific and diel patterns. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 86, 265-270. PDF

2009

Blythe, JN & Pineda, Jesús. (2009). Habitat selection at settlement endures in recruitment time-series. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 396. 77-84. 10.3354/meps08309. PDF

Pineda, J., Reyns, N.B. and Starczak, V.R. (2009), Complexity and simplification in understanding recruitment in benthic populations. Popul Ecol, 51: 17-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10144-008-0118-0 PDF

2008

Scotti A, Beardsley RC, Butman B, Pineda J (2008) Shoaling of nonlinear internal waves in Massachusetts Bay. J Geophys Res 113:18. PDF

2007

Cowen, R.K., G. Gawarkiewicz, J. Pineda, S.R. Thorrold, and F.E. Werner. 2007. Population connectivity in marine systems: an overview. Oceanography 20:14-21. PDF

Pérez-Brunius, P., M. López, A. Pares-Sierra, and J. Pineda. 2007. Comparison of upwelling indices off Baja California derived from three different wind data sources. CalCOFI Reports 48:204-214. PDF

Pineda J, Hare JA, Sponaugle S (2007) Larval dispersal and transport in the coastal ocean and consequences for population connectivity. Oceanography 20:22-39. PDF

Scotti, A. and J. Pineda (2007). Plankton accumulation and transport in propagating nonlinear internal fronts. Journal of Marine Research 65: 117-145. PDF

Tapia, F. J., & Pineda, J. (2007). Stage-specific distribution of barnacle larvae in nearshore waters: potential for limited dispersal and high mortality rates. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 342, 177-190. PDF

2006

Pérez-Brunius, P, M. Lopez M, and J. Pineda (2006) Hydrographic conditions near the coast of northwestern Baja California: 1997 to 2004. Continental Shelf Research 26:885-901. PDF

Pineda, J., Starczak, V., & Stueckle, T. A. (2006). Timing of successful settlement: demonstration of a recruitment window in the barnacle Semibalanus balanoides. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 320, 233-237. PDF

2005

Ladah, L., F. Tapia F, J. Pineda, and M. Lopez (2005) Spatially heterogeneous, synchronous settlement of Chthamalus spp. larvae in northern Baja California. Marine Ecology Progress Series 302:177-185. PDF

Pineda, J., DiBacco, C., & Starczak, V. (2005). Barnacle larvae in ice: survival, reproduction, and time to postsettlement metamorphosis. Limnology and Oceanography, 50(5), 1520-1528. PDF

2004

Scotti, A., & Pineda, J. (2004). Observation of very large and steep internal waves of elevation near the Massachusetts coast. Geophysical research letters, 31(22). PDF

Tapia, F., J. Pineda, F. Ocampo-Torres, H. Fuchs, E. Parnell, P. Montero and S. Ramos (2004). High-frequency observations of wind-forced onshore transport at a coastal site in Baja California. Continental Shelf Research 24, 1573-1585. PDF

2003

Harding, K. C., T. Härkönen, and J. Pineda. 2003. Estimating quasi extinction risk of European harbour seals: reply to Lonergan & Harwood. Ecology Letters 6:894-897. PDF

Helfrich, K. and J. Pineda. (2003). Accumulation of particles in propagating fronts. Limnology and Oceanography 48: 1509-1520. PDF

2002

Kingsford, M. J., J. Leis, A. L. Shanks, K. Lindeman, S. Morgan, and J. Pineda. 2002. Sensory environments, larval abilities and local self-recruitment. Bulletin of Marine Science 49:309-340. PDF

Pineda, J., & López, M. (2002). Temperature, stratification and barnacle larval settlement in two Californian sites. Continental Shelf Research, 22(8), 1183-1198. PDF

Pineda J, Riebensahm D, Medeiros-Bergen D (2002) Semibalanus balanoides in winter and spring: larval concentration, settlement, and substrate occupancy. Marine Biology (Berl) 140:789-800. PDF

Sponaugle, S., R. K. Cowen, A. L. Shanks, S. G. Morgan, J. Leis, J. Pineda, G. Boehlert, M. J. Kingsford, K. Lindeman, C. Grimes, and J. L. Munro. 2002. Predicting self-recruitment in marine populations: Biophysical correlates and mechanisms. Bulletin of Marine Science 49:341-375. PDF

2001

Levin, L.A., R.J. Etter, M.A. Rex, A.J. Gooday, C.R. Smith, J. Pineda, C.T. Stuart, R.R. Hessler, and D. Pawson (2001). Environmental influences on regional deep-sea species diversity. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 32:51-93. PDF

Souza, A. and J. Pineda. 2001. Tidal mixing modulation of sea surface temperature and diatom abundance in Southern California. Continental Shelf Research 21: 651-666. PDF

2000

Pineda, J. (2000). Linking larval settlement to larval transport: assumptions, potentials, and pitfalls. Oceanography of the eastern Pacific, 1(2000), 84-105. PDF

1999

Pineda, J. (1999). Circulation and larval distribution in internal tidal bore warm fronts. Limnology and Oceanography, 44(6), 1400-1414. PDF

1998

Pineda, J., & Caswell, H. (1998). Bathymetric species-diversity patterns and boundary constraints on vertical range distributions. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 45(1-3), 83-101. PDF

1997

Pineda, J., & Caswell, H. (1997). Dependence of settlement rate on suitable substrate area. Marine biology, 129(3), 541-548. PDF

1995

Pineda, J. 1995. An internal tidal bore regime at nearshore stations along western USA: predictable upwelling within the lunar cycle. Continental Shelf Research 15:1023-1041. PDF

1994

Pineda, J. (1994). Internal tidal bores in the nearshore: Warm-water fronts, seaward gravity currents and the onshore transport of neustonic larvae. Journal of Marine Research, 52(3), 427-458. PDF
Pineda, J. (1994). Spatial and temporal patterns in barnacle settlement rate along a southern California rocky shore. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 107, 125-125. PDF

1993

Marquet P., M. J. Fortin, J. Pineda, D.O. Wallin, J. Clark, Y. Wu, S. Bollens, C. Jacobi and R.D. Holt (1993) Ecological and evolutionary consequences of patchiness: a marine-terrestrial perspective. Pp. 277-304 In: Patch Dynamics, S. Levin, T. Powell and J. H. Steele, editors, Springer-Verlag, Berlin. PDF
Pineda, J. 1993. Boundary effects on the vertical ranges of deep-sea benthic species. Deep-Sea Research 40: 2179-2192. PDF

1992

Pineda, J. (1992). Mareas internas y transporte larvario. Investigación y Ciencia 287 44-45 (Spanish edition of Scientific American).

1991

Pineda, J. (1991). Predictable upwelling and the shoreward transport of planktonic larvae by internal tidal bores. Science, 253(5019), 548-549. PDF

1989

Pineda, J. and A. Escofet (1989). Selective effects of disturbance on populations of sea anemones from northern Baja California, Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series 55: 55-62. PDF